A script is currently being produced for the series, and Quadrophenia's Bill Curbishley will also be co-producing.

The Who will handle music included on the show, which is planned to be a series of eight one-hour episodes released internationally.

West said: "We're not remaking Quadrophenia but it's that kind of world.

"It will also cover the rockers' side of the story and spills out into the wider world of swinging '60s London, taking in gangsters, music and fashion. The two tribes will be at the heart of it."

He continued: "I'd like to replicate the model of those feature directors who shoot all episodes of a series in one go, back to back, then split them up. That way I would get control over the look and essence of the piece from top to bottom."